National League
Phillies @ Nationals
Nola is 2-1, 3.00 in his last three starts; three of his last four went over.
Roark is 2-1, 3.80 in his last four starts, three of which stayed under. .
Phillies lost 15 of last 20 games; over is 6-2 in their last eight road games. Washington won four of last five games; over is 6-2 in their last eight home games.
Cardinals @ Pirates
Martinez is 2-0, 1.93 in his last two starts; four of his last five starts went over. .
Liriano is 1-4, 7.76 in his last five starts (over 6-5).
Cardinals won five of last six games; five of their last six games went over. Pittsburgh lost ten of last 14 games; over is 9-2 in their last eleven home games.
Cubs @ Braves
Arrieta is 3-1, 2.81 in his last five starts (over 10-2).
Wisler is 0-3, 7.41 in his last three starts; three of his last four went over.
Cubs won 12 of last 16 games; four of their last six road games went over. Atlanta lost six of last eight games; six of their last eight games stayed under.
Mets @ Brewers
Verrett is 2-1, 4.30 in three starts this year (over 1-1-1).
Peralta is 1-3, 7.20 in his last five starts; seven of his last nine went over.
Mets are 6-3 in last nine road games, five of their last six games stayed under total. Milwaukee is 4-5 in its last nine home games; under is 6-2 in its last eight games.
Padres @ Rockies
Johnson is making his Padre debut; he was .
Chatwood is 3-1, 2.94 in his last five starts (under 11-1).
Padres lost eight of last ten road games; seven of last eight San Diego road games went over. Colorado won four of its last six home games; seven of their last eight home games went over the total.
Marlins @ Diamondbacks
Fernandez is 8-0, 1.38 in his last eight starts; six of his last seven stayed under.
Godley is making his first '16 start; he was 4-5, 3.61 in 11 AAA starts, is 5-1, 3.19 in nine MLB games (six starts) in his career.
Marlins lost four of last seven games; last six Miami road games went over. Arizona lost 16 of last 22 home games; eight of last nine Arizona home games went over.
Dodgers @ Giants
Kazmir is 2-0, 2.12 in his last three starts (over 5-2 last seven).
Samardzija is 0-2, 9.90 in his last two starts; his last three went over.
Dodgers lost eight of last 13 road games; nine of last 11 LA games stayed under total. San Francisco won six of last eight home games; under is 5-1-1 in their last six home games.
American League
Tigers @ New York
Verlander is 3-1, 2.73 in his last four starts; four of his last five stayed under.
Tanaka is 2-1, 1.67 in his last four starts, which all stayed under total.
Bronx won six of last seven games, under is 7-4-1 in their last 12 games. Tigers won five of its last seven games; six of its last seven road games stayed under
Orioles @ Blue Jays
Wright is 2-0, 5.40 in his last five starts; six of his alst seven went over.
Happ is 1-3, 6.26 in his last five starts; three of his last four stayed under.
Toronto lost three of last five games; under is 8-3-1 in their last 12. Baltimore won eight of its last ten games; four of its last five road games went over.
Astros @ Rays
Fiers is 0-2, 5.73 in his last four starts; over is 6-1-1 in his last eight.
Archer is 1-3, 7.04 in his last four starts; five of his last six went over.
Astros lost four of their last five games, with last four staying under. Tampa Bay won six of its last seven games; seven of Rays' last ten games went over the total.
Red Sox @ Twins
Rodriguez is 1-1, 5.40 in two starts this year (under 2-0).
Gibson is making first start since April 22; he is 0-3, 7.08 in four starts (under 3-1).
Red Sox lost five of last eight games; under is 4-1-1 in their last six. Minnesota lost eight of last eleven games; nine of Twins' last 11 home games went over the total.
Royals @ White Sox
Young is 0-3, 7.94 in his last four starts (over 4-4).
Quintana is 0-5, 4.35 in his last five starts; his last 11 starts all stayed under.
Royals lost last nine road games; under is 4-2-1 in KC's last seven games. Chicago is 8-20 in its last 28 games; under is 8-5 in White Sox' last 13 home games.
Indians @ Angels
Bauer is 1-0, 3.05 in his last three starts (under 5-3).
Shoemaker is 0-2, 3.68 in his last two starts; three of his last four stayed under.
Indians won eight of last ten games; under is 4-1-1 in their last six road games. Angels lost their last five games; five of their last six home games stayed under.
Rangers @ Mariners
Lewis is 3-0, 3.75 in his last four starts; five of his last six went over.
Paxton is 0-2, 10.24 in two starts this year (over 1-1).
Rangers are 15-5 in their last 20 games; four of their last six road games stayed under. Seattle won five of last seven home games; over is 12-4-1 in its last 17 games overall.
Interleague
A's @ Reds
Mendgen is making his MLB debut here; he is 5-1, 1.19 in 11 minor league starts this season, four in AA, seven in AAA. .
Former Athletic Straily is 0-0, 2.37 in his last three home starts; four of his last five starts overall went over the total.
A's lost their last eight road games; over is 13-6-1 in their last 20 road games. Reds are 7-4 in their last 11 games, five of their last six home games went over the total.
Teams won-lost records when this pitcher starts:
Phil-Wsh-- Nola 7-5; Roark 5-7
StL-Pitt-- Martinez 6-5; Liriano 6-5
Chi-Atl-- Arrieta 2-9; Wisler
NY-Mil-- Verrett 2-1; Peralta 4-8
SD-Col-- Johnson 0-0/0-2; Chatwood 8-4
Mia-Az-- Fernandez 10-2; Godley 0-0
LA-SF-- Kazmir 6-6; Samardzija 7-5
Det-NY-- Verlander 6-6; Tanaka 8-4
Balt-Tor-- Wright 7-3; Happ 7-5
Hst-TB-- Fiers 5-6; Archer 5-8
Bos-Minn-- Rodriguez 1-1; Gibson 1-3
KC-Chi-- Young 2-6; Quintana 6-6
Clev-LAA-- Bauer 4-4; Shoemaker 3-8
Tex-Sea-- Lewis 8-4; Paxton 0-2
A's-Cin-- Mengden 0-0; Straily 5-5
Starting pitchers allowing 1+ runs in first inning:
Phil-Wsh-- Nola 5-12; Roark 2-12
StL-Pitt-- Martinez 1-11; Liriano 3-11
Chi-Atl-- Arrieta 5-11; Wisler
NY-Mil-- Verrett 1-3; Peralta 6-12
SD-Col-- Johnson 1-2; Chatwood 3-12
Mia-Az-- Fernandez 3-12; Godley 0-0
LA-SF-- Kazmir 6-12; Samardzija 2-12
Det-NY-- Verlander 5-12; Tanaka 2-10
Balt-Tor-- Wright 2-10; Happ 4-12
Hst-TB-- Fiers 3-11; Archer 6-13
Bos-Minn-- Rodriguez 1-2; Gibson 2-4
KC-Chi-- Young 5-8; Quintana 1-12
Clev-LA-- Bauer 3-8; Shoemaker 3-11
Tex-Sea-- Lewis 6-12; Paxton 1-2
A's-Cin-- Mengden 0-0; Straily 1-10
Umpires
Phil-Wsh-- Favorites won seven of nine HGibson games.
StL-Pitt-- Five of last six Estabrook games stayed under.
Chi-Atl-- Five of last six Layne games went over total.
NY-Mil-- Six of last nine Rackley games stayed under.
SD-Col-- Last four Emmel games stayed under the total.
Mia-Az-- Last three Barksdale games stayed under total.
LA-SF-- Over is 7-1-2 in BWelke games this season.
Det-NY-- Seven of last nine May games went over total.
Balt-Tor-- Underdogs won six of last ten Tumpane games.
Hst-TB-- Over is 3-1-1 in last five Bellino games.
Bos-Minn-- Over is 7-4 in Johnson games this season.
KC-Chi-- Underdogs won six of last eight Guccione games.
Clev-LA-- Under is 5-2-1 in last eight Drake games.
Tex-Sea-- Under is 5-3 in last eight Blakmey games.
A's-Cin-- Road team won nine of last ten Reynolds games.
Armadillosports.com
MLB: Streak, Tips, Notes
Sportspic.com
Kansas City at Chicago White Sox
Two struggling teams get ready to duel again after the White Sox held on for a 7-5 win last night handing Royals an eight consecutive defeat on the current ten game road swing that has seen the club cross just 1.6 runs/game while allowing the host teams 6.1 per/contest. As for Chicago, Friday's victory was the second in-a-row but Pale Hose remain a dreadful 5-12 the past seventeen platting 3.8 runs/game with the pitching staff surrendering 5.7 per/contest.
According to current odds at BetOnline.ag the White Sox are -$1.55 home favorites with the total set at 8.5 at most shops.
Jose Quintana will start for Chicago which doesn't engender a lot of confidence. The southpaw carries a five-game skid into his outing. Another obstacle for Chicago, Quintana has struggled career-wise against Kansas City going 1-7 in 19 starts (5-14 TSR) with White Sox currently ridding a 2-10 slide vs K.C. w/Quintana and 1-9 skid in his ten career starts vs Royals at U.S. Cellular Field.
Danny Duffy gets the call for Kansas City. The Royals won both of the lefties starts vs Chicago this season and have won 8 of his 11 career starts in this series.
Taking an underdog is always a risky proposition, though in this case, the amount of negative data Chicago carries into the contest with Quintana makes it much less risky.